CARNAGE PICS! What happens when a tire chain breaks.

[TheTopher]

Yea', definitely not my truck. My theory is if I'll need tire chains, I should probably just stay the hell home.


Here's the chains I was using.

They actually worked REALLY well until the thin metal on the rim cut through the one.


It happened about a month ago, today we had a good bit of rain and it washed the road salt off so you can see it clearly.


The boss hasn't noticed yet but he really can't say much to me.

I specifically told him it was a very bad idea to have me driving a 2wd open diff truck through a blizzard and 12" of snow with only the main roads plowed.

So as far as I'm concerned, it's his fault.

 

[jcd302]

That's not carnage. GM's come from the factory that way.

 

[Doofy]

It was time for that paint to let loose anyway.

 

[02RangerXLT]

Wtf is the point of that little bit of chain? Its like half-ass tire chains...

 

[TheTopher]

For getting yourself off a patch of ice or deep snow. They aren't rated for over 5mph but I can vouch they definitely give you a good boost in traction plus they're a fraction of the cost of full chains and take up a fraction of the space in your truck and they're easy as hell to put on. I just wish the strap was made of something stronger.

 

[bobbywalter]

the damage from no chains is usually much much worse.


the fact there was damage due to user error. well i wish i could say that would not happen to me.....but i know better.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

For getting yourself off a patch of ice or deep snow. They aren't rated for over 5mph but I can vouch they definitely give you a good boost in traction plus they're a fraction of the cost of full chains and take up a fraction of the space in your truck and they're easy as hell to put on. I just wish the strap was made of something stronger.

They are also a fraction of a full chain.

I could see just for getting unstuck, but not for driving very far with.

I can only imagine how it would ride with that little loop...

 

[02RangerXLT]

They are also a fraction of a full chain.

I could see just for getting unstuck, but not for driving very far with.

I can only imagine how it would ride with that little loop...

I believe it would ride somewhat like you were riding on a heart beat monitor:

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[85_Ranger4x4]

I believe it would ride somewhat like you were riding on a heart beat monitor:

___/\______/\______/\______/\___

But you would have one on each side, dunno if it would be worse to have them phased together or opposite each other.

My tractor has a full set of X chains on the rear, I can't go above half throttle in road gear or it starts cutting out because of the gas moving around in the carb... and it about makes you sick to ride on.

 

[4.0B2]

i wouldn't know how to use tire chains.. heck, i've never even seen a set of tire chains!

 

[LearjetMinako]

I got a set of Z-cables, just in case. But I have never needed them in over 10 years. And if when I do ever use them, I wouldn't drive past 25 mph. Probably the reason why I never needed them is because I buy good M/S rated tires (Michelin LTX) and they get replaced before the tread ever runs low.

 

[GoodOld85BlueBalls]

Recovery Chains says what it is for. Not for driving over distance. Your boss needs his nose rubbed in it. Full tire chains or good studded snow tires and weight in the bed. That will do you much better and be a lot safer.

 

[OilPatch197]

Recovery Chains says what it is for. Not for driving over distance. Your boss needs his nose rubbed in it. Full tire chains or good studded snow tires and weight in the bed. That will do you much better and be a lot safer.

Really all you need is snow tires! It is nice to have a set of two snow tires on rims, so all you do is change the tire in snowy weather.

It's cleaner than installing chains, and easier on your drive-train. The only downside is the initial cost, tires are not cheap because of demand for rubber.

 

[racsan]

dad tore up the side & trim on his '74 F250 back in the late 70's, lost a cross link and it ripped all the wheelwell and side trim off the side of the truck, it was a ranger package F250, ment alot of bright trim, bright wheel covers, cloth/vynil bench seat, roof clearance lights, had twin tanks. was a 2wd with the 300, creeper first 4 speed and 3.73's it had enough body/chassis weight that it did pretty well in snow for a 2wd. we still have the truck , i parked it in '91 when the cab mounts went and the weight of the cab was on the steering shaft, you couldnt hardly steer it, and yes it does have power steering. doesnt have but abvout 92,000 original miles. was a 2 tone green paint job, after it was parked we got a almost identical paint scheme 4x4 F250, it was a '77 with the 400, C6 auto, 4.10 gears. 9mpg no matter what, but it was the best thing ever with a plow. the farm truck now is a '94 F250,4x4,351, E4OD, 3.55. it does the job, but the '77 was much more grunt, and the '74 was much much better on fuel.

 

[dmassey]

Got a set of tire cables from JC Whitney about 20 years ago and they've never been out of the carry box. When the roads get bad enough, I've got a wooden frame in the bed the holds four cinderblocks just in front of the rear axle. So far that's all I've needed. But then there's always that first time.